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Neuroscientist explores links between the brain and blood pressure Publish Date: 26-OCT-2009 04:33 PM Like the conditions she studies, Ann Schreihofer figures she is a result of genetics and choices. The MCG neuroscientist, the product of analytical parents, is dissecting the relationship between the brain and blood pressure.
Red grape skin extract could be new treatment for sickle cell disease patients Publish Date: 22-OCT-2009 04:07 PM AUGUSTA, Ga. – An extract in red grape skin may be a new treatment for sickle cell disease, say Medical College of Georgia researchers.
The extract, resveratrol, a natural dietary polyphenol typically found in red wine and various plants and fruits, has been found to induce fetal hemoglobin (the main oxygen protein in the fetus), preventing red blood cells from sickling.
Mini-Medical School fall semester begins Oct. 6 Publish Date: 29-SEP-2009 11:19 AM AUGUSTA, Ga. – Benign breast diseases, movement disorders, in vitro fertilization, coronary heart disease and pancreatic cancer are among the topics slated for the fall semester of the Medical College of Georgia Mini-Medical School that begins Oct. 6.
The lecture series, conducted by MCG faculty members, helps educate the public about health care as it gives them a taste of what medical students learn.
New information about how fat increases blood pressure could help identify those at risk Publish Date: 01-SEP-2009 08:20 AM AUGUSTA, Ga. - Some of the first information about how fat causes hypertension have been identified by researchers who say the findings should one day help identify which obese people – and maybe some thin ones too – are at risk for hypertension and which drugs would work best for them.
AAMC official stresses strategic planning for future research funding success Publish Date: 28-AUG-2009 05:19 PM The chief science officer for the Association of American Medical Colleges told a group of top Medical College of Georgia scientists and clinicians that the near-term outlook for federal research funding is good. However, she cautioned that academic medical centers must think and act more strategically to successfully obtain future funding.
Elevated arginase levels contribute to vascular eye disease such as diabetic retinopathy Publish Date: 18-AUG-2009 08:00 AM Elevated levels of the enzyme arginase contribute to vascular eye damage and Medical College of Georgia researchers say therapies to normalize its levels could halt progression of potentially blinding diseases such as diabetic retinopathy.Their work, published in the August issue of The American Journal of Pathology, is the first to make the connection between eye disease and arginase, an enzyme known to be a player in cardiovascular disease, according to researchers at MCG and Charlie Norwood Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Grant will expand former smoker-led intervention program Publish Date: 13-AUG-2009 08:18 AM Researchers are helping women who live in public housing in Georgia and South Carolina stop smoking through a proven former smoker-led intervention program.
Estrogen can reduce stroke damage by inactivating protein Publish Date: 16-JUL-2009 08:01 AM AUGUSTA, Ga. – Estrogen can halt stroke damage by inactivating a tumor-suppressing protein known to prevent many cancers, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.
"Our research suggests that estrogen suppresses p53 after stroke, which stops the damage," says Limor Raz, a fourth-year Ph.D. student in the MCG School of Graduate Studies.
